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H.R. 3117 119th Congress House

Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, to expand the replacement of stolen EBT benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Introduced: May 7, 2025 Introduced by: Grace Meng Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 30, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025

This bill requires the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to provide for the replacement of the full amount of a household's stolen benefits.

Specifically, using funds provided by the Department of Agriculture, a state agency must provide a household with replacement SNAP benefits equal to the amount of benefits stolen through card skimming, card cloning, or similar fraudulent methods. This requirement applies if the state agency determines that the benefits were stolen and meets certain requirements. 

Under current law, a state agency may only replace SNAP benefits that were stolen between the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 20, 2024. Further, the replacement amount is limited to the lesser of the amount of (1) the benefits stolen, or (2) two months of the household's monthly allotment immediately prior to the date on which the benefits were stolen. Thus, this bill permanently extends the provision and provides for the replacement of the full amount of the benefits stolen.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1540 Identical bill Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025
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 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 9 Republican 3
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Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Jun 2, 2026
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Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jan 12, 2026
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jan 12, 2026
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Bresnahan, Robert P.
Pennsylvania · Dec 18, 2025
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Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Aug 12, 2025
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McBride, Sarah
Delaware · Aug 8, 2025
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Torres, Ritchie
New York · Jun 12, 2025
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 3, 2025
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Carson, André
Indiana · May 7, 2025
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 7, 2025
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Green, Al
Texas · May 7, 2025
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Apr 30, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3117: Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3117/
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"H.R. 3117: Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3117/.
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H.R. 3117, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3117/.
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